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Hello, this is plate. Maker is Karl Kaltenbach. The 'gravuris' mark was used from the 1930ies onwards. As to the 'M' - no clue, sorry. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello and yes, they have a name for it in Germany, or rather names: 800/1000 as the fineness most commonly used in Germany is simply called “Silber’’ (silver) or sometimes “800er’’. 750/1000, 835/1000 or 900/1000 are named accordingly “750er’’, “835er’’ etc. Old German silver is called “lötig”, if ...

Hello, maker is Gebrüder Falk from Pforzheim. Founded in 1898, active well into the 1920ies. Best wishes, Bahner

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Hello, I agree that the designer is Toni Riik (born Dorpat 1891, died Winnenden 1972. Opened her workshop in Ludwigsburg in 1930). She designed a whole line of jewellery, based on the circles and spirals as can be found in classical northern European ornamentation. So the Scandinavian touch was inte...

Hello, there was a French maker P. Massat, who used his full name, a lyre plus a dot on each side of the lyre, all in a lozenge. Was out of business before 1970. As to the other letters following here the Massat - I cannot see them to clearly. Could be Fs. (Fils, French for sons) ?? Maybe someone el...

Hi and congrats, great piece. Maker is Herbert Ackermann from Podejuch near Stettin (now Poland). Active since the 1930ies, after 1945 active in Western Germany. He mostly made handbeaten silver jewellery in modernistic style. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, the circle with ' WH H ' is for Wilhelm Hofmann from Hanau, Germany. Active since the 1930ies. Don't know what the 'M.K' stands for. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, the 900 and 935 are also in use in Germany, mostly by small workshops that produce handbeaten silver flatware and holloware. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, so this is Vienna, the 's' beside the woman's head is probably a '3' for 800/1000 fineness, maker is most likely Franz Schmidt, active since 1911. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, maker is a member of the Boll family from Lütjenburg near Kiel, northern Germany. There are three who used this mark: Hans Friedrich and his brother Johann Christian Friedrich Boll, ca. 1830-1868 or the son of J.C.F., Carl Wilhelm Boll , born 1834, died after 1907. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, pics are a little fuzzy, so some guessing is involved. Looks like Vienna, before 1922. Is that the letter 'A' beside the lady's head, which would make it Vienna? 'F S' appears several times, it is essential to know what exactly is between the two letters. A cross, a dot, a line ? Could You de...

Hello, that's a tough one. The '925' on a Russian mark was - to the best of my knowledge - not used before 1970. So this is probably a more recent product. There seems to be no documentation on Russian makers after 1970. What is the letter after the '9', a 'T' ? There was a maker in Tartu (Dorpat) w...

Hello, looks like Sergej I. Nazarov, active in Moscow ca. 1880- ca. 1908. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, maker is Johann Heinrich Albrecht Janssen from Hamburg. Active from 1861 onwards. Listed in the directories until 1870. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, looks like the mark of Wilhelm Wolff from Pforzheim. Founded in 1894, active well into the 1970ies. The 'NS' was used by German companies, too, mostly on pieces for export. It is the literal translation of nickel silver ('Nickel-Silber'). Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, the 'S' is probably the warden's letter. It appears several times, so without a pic there is a little guesswork involved. It was e.g. in use around 1800. There are two Meyers active around 1800, Carl Ludwig M. and his son Johann Ludwig. Their marks are almost identical. There are two more Mey...

Hello, the letters 'C' and 'M' together with this kind of flower were used by C. Murat from Paris. Probably he is the one. Best wishes, Bahner
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Hello, this is far from being an authentic old Augsburg piece. The dancing putti show the style of around 1900. This is surely from Hanau, the marks are pseudo marks. My guess: maker is Schleissner. Best wishes, Bahner

Hello, I have found no information whatsoever on a Trunck in Strassburg. There was a Ph. Trunck in Pforzheim, maker of silver chains, small silver jewellery etc. He is first documented around 1908 and seems to have been active well into the 1920ies. His mark was: letters 'P' and 'T' intertwined. I a...